blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP2650781

EP2650781 - Method for detecting hardware [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  26.01.2018
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.01.2018Refusal of applicationpublished on 28.02.2018  [2018/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Asrock Inc.
2F., 37, Sec. 2
Zhongyang S. Road
Beitou District
Taipei City 112 / TW
[2013/42]
Inventor(s)01 / Chan, Chong-Kim
c/o Asrock Inc.
2F., 37, Sec. 2, Zhongyang S. Rd.
Beitou District
Taipei City 112 / TW
02 / Chen, Yu-Guang
c/o Asrock Inc.
2F., 37, Sec. 2, Zhongyang S. Rd.
Beitou District
Taipei City 112 / TW
 [2013/42]
Representative(s)Chamberlain, Alan James
Haseltine Lake LLP
Redcliff Quay
120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU / GB
[2013/42]
Application number, filing date13162731.708.04.2013
[2013/42]
Priority number, dateTW2012011246009.04.2012         Original published format: TW 101112460
[2013/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2650781
Date:16.10.2013
Language:EN
[2013/42]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2650781
Date:08.10.2014
Language:EN
[2014/41]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.09.2014
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/44
[2013/42]
CPC:
G06F9/4411 (EP,US); G06F9/4406 (US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2015/17]
Former [2013/42]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:Verfahren zum Erkennen von Hardware[2013/42]
English:Method for detecting hardware[2013/42]
French:Procédé de détection de matériel[2013/42]
Examination procedure13.03.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.03.2015Examination requested  [2015/17]
04.12.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.03.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.09.2017Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 28.09.2017
28.09.2017Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
12.10.2017Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/09]
22.10.2017Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/09]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  04.12.2015
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
04.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
27.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Documents cited:Search[XI]US7149978  (MAFFEZZONI GUIDO [US]);
 [A]US2007228137  (BHELLA KEN [US], et al)
ExaminationEP0996253
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.